Art teacher Stone Larrabee dreads parent/teacher conferences. One following Christmas break becomes especially awkward, when a man with whom he shared a hot anonymous hookup and a nasty argument afterward walks in. Edison Watts.<br><br>The moment they’re reunited, sexual sparks reignite. Too many conflicts force Stone to decree there can never be anything between them but the one night, though, even as fate keeps throwing them together throughout the school year, and developing feelings become hard to ignore.<br><br>Some problems are easily solved while others, including the reason for Edison’s initial attraction to Stone and the chip on Edison’s shoulder bigger than the high school’s football field, prove more difficult. Stone can teach, but he decides must also be willing to learn and grow. When Edison promises to do the same, can they find a way to make one and one equal two?

Substitute Teacher

With his finger poised over the nine, he decided against getting Edison’s help with that and hung up. “Maybe we can have someone come here,” Stone whispered when Monty lifted his head. “Shh. Don’t wake up you know who.”


Literally, one second later, the phone did.


“I was thinking about you.” It was Edison. “Aren’t you coming over?”


“Yeah. We’re in bed,” Stone explained. “He likes it here. As long as he can touch me or Monty, he’ll stay calm.”


“We could just stay in bed for the rest of our lives.” Stone rolled his eyes. “The dogs and I, I mean.”


“I think, maybe, I find myself missing you,” Edison said.


“Wow.” Stone sat forward, genuinely surprised. “I don’t know what to say.” His first thought had been, “Do you miss me, or do you miss Lee?”


Chapter 17